Shirdel, Abbas and Azarpazhooh, Mahmoud Reza and Sahebari, Maryam and Ghanbari, Mohsen and Mirfeizi, Seyedeh Zahra and Hutchinson, Ian and Ziaee, Aghigh and Rafatpanah, Houshang (2013) Association of IL-10 Gene Polymorphisms and Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I-Associated Myelopathy/tropical Spastic Paraparesis in North-East of Iran (Mashhad). Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 16 (3). pp. 258-263.
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Abstract
The underlying mechanisms leading to the development of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) in HTLV-I infected individuals are not fully understood. Host genetic factors appear to be involved as risk factors for developing HAM/TSP. We investigated the possible contribution of interleukin-10 (IL-10) as a risk factor to HAM/TSP by comparing frequencies of promoter region single nucleotide polymorphisms in HTLV-I infected Iranian patients who either remained asymptomatic or developed HAM/TSP and asymptomatic HTLV-I carriers. Healthy, uninfected individuals from the same region served as healthy controls. Significant differences were observed in the distribution of IL-10 promoter alleles and genotypes at position -819 and -592 between HAM/TSP patients and healthy controls (P=0.01), and between HTLV-I carriers and healthy controls (P=0.02). The frequency of the low IL-10 producer haplotype (-1082*A, -819*T, -592*A) was significantly associated with HTLV-I carriage or HAM/TSP compared with healthy controls (P= 0.02 and 0.01, respectively). Our results suggest that IL-10 -819*T and -592*A alleles are significant risk factors for developing HTLLV-I infection but do not appear to convey additional risk for developing HAM/TSP
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | QW Microbiology and Immunology |
Divisions: | Journals > Iranian J Basic Medical Sciences |
Depositing User: | ijbms ijbms |
Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2017 15:28 |
Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2017 15:28 |
URI: | http://eprints.mums.ac.ir/id/eprint/8285 |
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